SMT Circulators (Surface Mount Technology Circulators)

Product Features

• Small and Compact: Utilizes Surface Mount Technology, resulting in a very small size, easy integration into high-density circuit boards, and saving valuable PCB space.

• High Isolation: Provides excellent port-to-port isolation even in a compact package, effectively preventing signal crosstalk and reflections, and protecting sensitive components.

• Low Insertion Loss: Ensures minimal energy loss of the signal during transmission, thereby maximizing system efficiency and signal integrity.

• Excellent VSWR: Features a very low Voltage Standing Wave Ratio, ensuring good impedance matching and reducing signal reflections.

• High Power Handling: Capable of handling a considerable amount of power despite its small size, suitable for various high-power applications.

• Easy for Automated Production: The surface mount package is highly suitable for automated reflow soldering processes, improving production efficiency, consistency, and reducing manufacturing costs.

• Wide Frequency Range: Applicable to various applications from low frequencies to millimeter-wave, including the latest 5G bands.

• High Reliability: Employs mature manufacturing processes and materials to ensure long-term stable and reliable operation, even in harsh environments.

• Temperature Stability: Maintains stable electrical performance over a wide range of temperatures.

Applications

• 5G Wireless Communication Systems: Widely used in 5G macro base stations, small cells, repeaters, and RF front-end modules to enable shared antennas for transmit/receive signals while providing high-isolation protection.

• MIMO Antenna Systems: Serves as a core component in Multi-Input Multi-Output antenna arrays to facilitate signal distribution and isolation, improving data throughput.

• Phased Array Radar: Plays a critical role in miniaturized radar and T/R (transmit/receive) modules for switching and isolating signal paths.

• Internet of Things (IoT) Devices: Employed in IoT modules and handheld devices requiring high integration, low power consumption, and stable RF performance.

• Aerospace and Defense: Used in airborne, satellite-borne, and military equipment, meeting strict requirements for size, weight, and performance.

• Test and Measurement Equipment: Used in test links for signal isolation and routing, ensuring measurement accuracy.

• mmWave Systems: Suitable for 5G millimeter-wave frequency bands and other high-frequency applications, providing low loss and high isolation performance.